Die Shoah im Spiegel öffentlicher Konflikte in Polen : zwischen Opfermythos und Schuldfrage /

Since the mid-1980s, public discourse in Poland has repeatedly focussed on the issue of how to deal with the National Socialists' destruction of the Jews. This has raised accusations that the Polish people bore an element of moral or active guilt which, however, conflict with the country's...

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Main Author: Kowitz, Stephanie (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:German
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]
Series:Europäisch-jüdische Studien. Beiträge.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Since the mid-1980s, public discourse in Poland has repeatedly focussed on the issue of how to deal with the National Socialists' destruction of the Jews. This has raised accusations that the Polish people bore an element of moral or active guilt which, however, conflict with the country's long-established perception of itself as a community of heroes and victims. The author examines the question of how Polish society is handling this contradiction.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3110274442
9783110274448
1306429722
9781306429726